Brake-beam safety device



Jan. 10, 1928.

v. B. RxCE BRAKE BEAM SAFETY DEVICE Filed March a. 192s J7' .1. 10

)NVENTOR ATTORNEY and easily attached, and in like manner, removed from a truck when necessary', and while I have shown and described one practical embodimentof my invent-ion, it is to be understood, that I do not limit myself to the exact construction as set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and modifications, as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.`

lVhat I'claim is:

l. In combination with a railway car truck anditransverse channel therefor, a plurality of support-ing hooks, means for spacing said 'hooks-on the upstanding side walls of said channel in a fixed position, the lower ends of 'said hooks upset to form shoulders for abutting the bottom face of said channel, a supporting bar, the upset ends of said hooks having rectangular slots for receiving said 'supporting bar, a spacing sleeve on said bar positioned between the oppositely disposed supporting.,r hooks, a stop pin in the front portion of said bar for abutting the outer Sides of said hooks, said bar havingr a slot therein adjacent the outer side of the opposite supporting hook, a tapered key-head Wedge for locking itment in said slot, said wedge having apertures for receivingY a securing pin, said supportingbar extendinpY forwardly and rearwardly in a path directly under and adjacent the bralre beams of said truck.

2. The combination with'a railway car truck, of 'a transverse channel therefor, opposite'supporting hooks with means Afor detachably connecting their upper ends to the sidewalls of the channel, the lower portions of the hooks on their adjacent faces having shoulders for abutting the bottom face of said channel, a supporting bar passing through the lower parts ot the hooksl :it points just below the shoulders, a spacingY sleeve on said bar between the, lower parts ot the hooks at points adjacent said shoulders, and means passing through each end oit said bar adjacent the outer face of the hook for preveiuingr longitudinal movement oilIV the bar and insuring a rigid structure depending from the channel, said supportinpI` bar exitending forwardly and rearwardly in a path directly under and adjacent the brake beains of said truck.

3. 'Ihe combination with a railway ear truck, ot a transverffe channel therefor`r oppo. site suj'iportine hooks havingV meansl tor detachably connecting' their upper ends on the side walls ,of the channel, the lower depend ing` parts of the hooks beine` upturned upon themselves with the extremitiesv of said up. turned portions 'forming' shoulders abuttingA the bottoni face of said chainiel, a support ingr bar passing' through the hooks and their upturned portions. a spacing sleeve on the bar immediately under the channel and interposed between the upturned portions` of' the hooks, and devices engranjed through the bar adjacent the remote 'Faces of the hoolev. hence preventingi ltnrlitudinal nioveinent ot the bar, the latter extending` forwardly and rearwardly in a path directly under and adjacent the brake beams of said truck.

In testimony whereof I ailix in v signature.

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